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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

2015-10-17 · 2015 League Championship Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Night game · Citi Field · Att: 44287 · 48°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:55

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. New York Mets opened the scoring in the 1st — Daniel Murphy homers (1) on a line drive to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Starlin Castro doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Juan Lagares. Anthony Rizzo scores — worth 17% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	5
NYN	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		4	8

W: Matt Harvey L: Jon Lester SV: Jeurys Familia

Umpires — HP: Rob Drake · 1B: Tim Timmons · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: Eric Cooper · RF: Bill Miller

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dexter Fowler	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kyle Schwarber	4	1	1	1	0	1
Kris Bryant	3	0	0	0	1	1
Anthony Rizzo	2	1	0	0	1	0
Starlin Castro	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	0	0	2
Javier Baez	3	0	1	0	0	1
David Ross	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jon Lester	2	0	0	0	0	2
Tommy La Stella	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Coghlan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Montero	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	3	0	1	2	0	0
David Wright	3	0	0	0	1	1
Daniel Murphy	4	1	1	1	0	1
Yoenis Cespedes	4	0	0	0	0	2
Travis d'Arnaud	4	1	2	1	0	1
Michael Cuddyer	3	0	1	0	0	1
Wilmer Flores	3	0	1	0	0	0
Juan Lagares	3	2	2	0	0	0
Matt Harvey	2	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	6.2	8	1	5
Justin Grimm	0.1	0	0	0
Clayton Richard	0.1	0	0	0
Trevor Cahill	0.2	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Harvey	7.2	4	2	9
Jeurys Familia	1.1	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dexter Fowler: K
Kyle Schwarber: K
Kris Bryant: 43/G

Bot 1

Curtis Granderson: 43/G
David Wright: 7/F-
Daniel Murphy: HR/9/L
Yoenis Cespedes: K

Top 2

Anthony Rizzo: 4/P
Starlin Castro: 53/G
Jorge Soler: K

Bot 2

Travis d'Arnaud: S9/L-
Michael Cuddyer: 6(1)3/GDP
Wilmer Flores: 53/G

Top 3

Javier Baez: 63/G
David Ross: K
Jon Lester: K

Bot 3

Juan Lagares: 13/G-
Matt Harvey: 9/L9LF
Curtis Granderson: 6/L-

Top 4

Dexter Fowler: 53/G
Kyle Schwarber: 6/L+
Kris Bryant: K

Bot 4

David Wright: W
Daniel Murphy: SB2
Daniel Murphy: K
Yoenis Cespedes: K
Travis d'Arnaud: 9/F-

Top 5

Anthony Rizzo: HP
Starlin Castro: D8/F.1-H
Jorge Soler: 53/G
Javier Baez: S7/G.2XH(72)
David Ross: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
David Ross: IW
Jon Lester: K

Bot 5

Michael Cuddyer: K
Wilmer Flores: S7/G
Juan Lagares: S7/G.1-2
Matt Harvey: 35(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Curtis Granderson: S8/L.2-H;1-2
David Wright: K

Top 6

Dexter Fowler: 13/L
Kyle Schwarber: 13/G-
Kris Bryant: 6/L

Bot 6

Daniel Murphy: 6/P
Yoenis Cespedes: 3/P3F
Travis d'Arnaud: HR/8/F
Michael Cuddyer: S9/G+
Wilmer Flores: 7/F

Top 7

Anthony Rizzo: W
Starlin Castro: 4/L
Jorge Soler: S16/G.1-2
Javier Baez: K
Tommy La Stella: K

Bot 7

Juan Lagares: S7/F-
Matt Harvey: 14/BG/SH.1-2
Curtis Granderson: SB3
Curtis Granderson: 7/F/SF.3-H
David Wright: 3/G

Top 8

Chris Coghlan: 8/F
Dexter Fowler: 7/F-
Kyle Schwarber: HR/89/F
Kris Bryant: W
Anthony Rizzo: 63/G

Bot 8

Daniel Murphy: 43/G/MREV
Yoenis Cespedes: 43/G
Travis d'Arnaud: K23

Top 9

Starlin Castro: 4/P
Jorge Soler: K
Miguel Montero: S8/G
Tommy La Stella: 43/G

Notes & reviews

replay,8,murpd006,NYN,barrt901,NYC20,,N,M,NYN,C $when Daniel Murphy was called out at 1B, Mets manager Terry Collins challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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